You’re at your friend’s house and you and your friend are playing with her dog. She goes to get snacks. A few minutes later. The dog starts shaking. His eyes are dilated and staring straight ahead. He stumbles accidentally stepping on a nail. Ouch! And that starts bleeding. You freak. What do you do? HOW …
You all know what first aid is right? If you have a cut, clean it and put a bandaid on. If you are bleeding, use gauze and put pressure on it. So on, but what about our companions? Our furry friends? What if your dog had a deep cut? Or worse…. The first thing we …
BOOM! CRACK! It’s not thunder, it’s a battle between the red blood and the immune system! And who’s there hiding? INVADERS! SPYS! ATTACKERS! (Also known as viruses, diseases, and infections.) But the immune system doesn’t notice. “Retreat!!!” yells Captain Red Blood Cell. IMHA wins! IMHA or Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia is a disease that, like anemia, …
Imagine a dog bounding across your backyard which is under construction. He steps on a nail, yelps, and falls into the pool. Which is empty. He falls hard, whimpering and yelping. You rush him to the hospital. The doctor reports that he has some fractured …
I walked around the corner of my block and saw a dog barking at me. He looked crazy. He drooled and seemed aggressive. And every once in a while he started biting at imaginary figures. He seemed sick, so I got closer knowing that I …
Horses are ranked #4 as humans’ favorite and most popular animals. Why? We enjoy love, entertainment, and joy. And that is exactly what horses are, love, entertainment, and joy. We humans often go to horse shows and events. But recently lots of them have been canceled. Why? Because of Equine Herpes Virus. What Is EHV-1? …
